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The DNA example is a metaphor I believe not a metonym. (Because we are transferring ideas about DNA, not using "DNA" as a stand in for the person himself.)[[Special:Contributions/67.2.152.163|67.2.152.163]] ([[User talk:67.2.152.163|talk]]) 13:45, 23 January 2011 (UTC) |
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This list is rather place name oriented. I understand why this can be useful as a reference list, however some opening text explaining that metonyms don't have to be just places might be useful or at least not using a place as the opening example. My suggestion: |
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<blockquote>The following is a list of common metonyms. A metonym is a figure of speech used in rhetoric in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept. For instance calling farm workers "Hands", a car "Wheels", or the monarch "the Crown." (See below for more examples.)</blockquote>[[Special:Contributions/67.2.152.163|67.2.152.163]] ([[User talk:67.2.152.163|talk]]) 13:45, 23 January 2011 (UTC) |
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The DNA example is a metaphor I believe not a metonym. (Because we are transferring ideas about DNA, not using "DNA" as a stand in for the person himself.)67.2.152.163 (talk) 13:45, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
This list is rather place name oriented. I understand why this can be useful as a reference list, however some opening text explaining that metonyms don't have to be just places might be useful or at least not using a place as the opening example. My suggestion:
The following is a list of common metonyms. A metonym is a figure of speech used in rhetoric in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept. For instance calling farm workers "Hands", a car "Wheels", or the monarch "the Crown." (See below for more examples.)